National Geographic Student Expeditions
As a trip leader, photographer, and filmmaker with National Geographic Expeditions, I’ve taught photography to high school age students throughout the world.
Pedagogy
100 Strangers Project | Faces of Fresno
The 100 Strangers Project asked aspiring photojournalist students at Fresno State to take 100 photographs of 100 complete strangers over the course of the semester.
The Eye Enters Life
The Global City Symphony project re-imagines the city symphony in a modern capacity. Using footage shot across five continents, we were driven to ask: what would modern urban spaces look like next to each other?
The Ghosts Among Us
History permeates the buildings on the campus of William and Mary. This part of the country has fascinated many individuals with the ideas of ghosts and lost souls. As part of an Advanced Documentary Production class, 8 students explored this notion of ghost and spirits to produce this film.
Visualizing St. Petersburg
Visualizing St. Petersburg introduced Russian studies students on a 6-week study abroad experience videomaking training and equipment to deepen their abroad experience and question whether documentary filmmaking could improve oral competency in foreign languages.
Clean Hands Project
In the summer of 2008, thirteen Nepali activists and journalists, who are part of the Dalit ‘untouchable’ caste, used professional video and photography equipment within their communities. The Clean Hands Project offers a snapshot of their lives and the issues they and other Dalits face.